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Special Olympics comes to Raleigh

Special Olympics North Carolina needs nearly 1,000 volunteers for the 2002 SONC Summer Games, which will be held in Raleigh May 31-June 2. According to Keith L. Fishburne, president of SONC, more than 1,600 Special Olympics athletes representing more than 80 counties across North Carolina will complete in this year's events.

Volunteers--individuals and groups--are needed to fill positions ranging from scorekeepers and timers to meal distribution assistants and announcers. For more information, or to sign-up to volunteer for the 2002 SONC Summer Games, contact Ann Collins, SONC volunteer and families director, at acollins@sonc.net or 800-843-6276, or visit the SONC Web site at www.sonc.net.

Athletes will compete in athletics, aquatics, gymnastics, powerlifting, softball and volleyball. The competitions will take place at the following venues: NC State University: Paul B. Derr Track, Carmichael Gymnasium, Stewart Theater; Raleigh: North Raleigh Gymnastics, Walnut Creek Softball Complex.

All events are free and open to the public!  www.sonc.net/calendar/localcalen.html

Cookbook to Feature Special Olympics North Carolina Athletes, Celebrity Recipes
Proceeds from book sales to benefit Special Olympics programs statewide

Special Olympics North Carolina has published a cookbook featuring celebrity recipes, and stories and facts highlighting Special Olympics athletes, their families and volunteers from across the state.  A Pinch of Gold: Winning Recipes Inspired by the Athletes of Special Olympics North Carolina, will be available May 1, with proceeds benefiting Special Olympics local programs statewide, according to Keith L. Fishburne, president of Special Olympics North Carolina.

A Pinch of Gold, priced at $19.95, is available by contacting participating local Special Olympics programs, or 800-843-6276. The book is a collection of more than 300 recipes, contributed by Special Olympics North Carolina athletes and their families. Celebrity contributors include golfing legend Arnold Palmer, the voice of the Tar Heels Woody Durham, the Carolina Hurricanes' Glen Wesley, the Courage's Carla Overbeck, and Governor Mike Easley. "This cookbook captures the heart of Special Olympics, providing facts about the Special Olympics movement, dispelling stereotypes and promoting acceptance of people with mental retardation," says Keith L. Fishburne, president of Special Olympics North Carolina.

During the Games in June 2003, more than 7,000 athletes from 160 delegations, along with 3,000 coaches, 28,000 family members and supporters and 2,000 members of the media will be in Ireland to compete and to celebrate the achievements of people with learning disabilities. Imagine being a volunteer at the biggest sporting event in the world next year? Now is your chance. The 2003 Special Olympics World Games has launched the country's largest ever volunteer appeal and asked for 30,000 people to work at next year's World Games. The Opening and Closing Ceremonies will be held in Croke Park, Dublin, on June 21 and June 29, 2003 respectively. www.2003specialolympics.com

In 1999, the Triangle hosted, the Special Olympics World Summer Games. The setting for the 2003 World Summer Games is Dublin, Ireland. You can help the dream come true for some of our hometown athletes who will go for the Gold at the World Summer Games next year. Sunny 93.9 and TriangleMedicalJobs.com present "Gifts of Gold", to benefit Special Olympics North Carolina, sending 18 Special Olympics North Carolina athletes to the 2003 World Games in Dublin, Ireland. It costs at least $2,500 to send one athlete. Your contribution helps purchase athlete uniforms, cover travel expenses, lodging, meals and training.

You can make a contribution to "Gifts of Gold" on-line www.sunny939.com/giftofgold2002.html or at any Triangle area Cingular Wireless store, and at the Cary Towne Center customer service desk. You may also make a donation by calling Special Olympics North Carolina at 1-800-843-6276. 100 % of your contribution goes to the "Gifts of Gold". Bob and Nicki, from the Sunny 93.9 plan a day-long radiothon, live at Center Court of Cary Towne Center, May 11th to conclude the campaign and celebrate reaching the goal of $50,000. "Gifts of Gold" is also made possible in part by Natural 10 Varicose Vein Treatment Center.

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